INTERCOLLEGIATE SAILING ASSOCIATION
The 80th Boston Dinghy Club Challenge Cup
Hosted by MIT and Harvard
Sailing Instructions
1.
RULES- This regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of
Sailing 2013-2016, the ICSA Procedural Rules, and these Sailing Instructions. The
organizing authority is the Intercollegiate Sailing Association of North America in
conjunction with hosts Harvard and MIT.
2.
NOTICES TO COMPETITORS- Notices to competitors will be posted on the official
notice board located west of the lobby area at MIT.
3.
CHANGES TO THE SAILING INSTRUCTIONS- Any Change to the Sailing
Instructions will be posted 10 minutes prior to the boat rotation for the races it will take
effect. Any schedule change will be posted by 1600 on the day before it takes effect.
4.
SCHEDULE- Nineteen races per Division are scheduled, of which three (3) races per
Division shall be required to constitute a series as provided in the ICSA PR.
5.
Saturday
10:15
10:45
ASAP
Report Time
Competitors’ Meeting
First Warning MIT FJs, Please wait for
Hosts okay to insure crew races are
completed
Sunday
09:30
Report Time
09:40
10:00
Competitors’ Meeting
First Warning
15:00
No Starting signal after.
Format- Racing will be held concurrently on the same course. The regatta format will be
a single round robin.
A Division shall start racing on the dock, then race a set in Turbo FJs, then race a set in Fireflies.
B Division shall start racing in Fireflies, then have a set on the dock, then race a set in Turbo FJs.
C Division shall start racing in Turbo FJs, then race a set in Fireflies, then have a set on the dock.
6.
RACING AREA-The racing area will be the Lower Charles River Basin.
7.
ROTATION- The rotation of boats will be in accordance with the provided rotation
which shall be available on tech score. Competitors may only pull up boats on the dock
during the rotation period with the permission of the race committee. Please ease the vang or
gnav before returning and do not land at the dock during a race set.
8.
COURSES and MARKS- The courses are illustrated on the APPENDIX to these Sailing
Instructions. Turbo FJs will always sail an outer trapezoid. Fireflies will always sail an inner
trapezoid. The second race of each set may be a ‘PLUS’ course with an additional leg added
to windward with a finish between two yellow balls. The RC will hail this before and during
the sequence.
9.
STARTING AND FINISHING LINES; STARTING SYSTEM- Races will be started in
accordance with PR 18. A Prep flag or I flag will be flown at 2 minutes and removed
at 1 minute. This flag is a courtesy and does not actually change the timing of the signal
which is audible. The starting line will be between a staff on the Race Committee Signal
Boat and the water's edge (course side) of the starting mark. The starting pin will be the
farther away pink ball. The finishing line shall be between the two green balls at the base
of the outer trap course. On a ‘PLUS’ course with an additional leg the finish line shall be
between two yellow balls. If a boat is delaying the finish of a race, or the rotation, the
Race Committee may end the race and score the boat in its current position.
10.
PROTESTS- Protests shall comply with the ICSA Procedural Rules. Protest forms are
available in the lobby area at the MIT changing dock and shall be submitted to the Scorer
upstairs. Protests shall be filed within 15 minutes of reaching the shore after a lunch
break, postponement or the last race of the day. This changes PR 30. Hearings will be
held as soon as possible.
11.
BOATS - The standing rigging may be adjusted when not racing only. This modifies CR
6.5.1 of the Collegiate Dinghy Class Rules.
12.
CLEAN-UP
At the conclusion of sailing on both days, tie down hulls after pulling boats up so that the
side stays are adjacent to the bunkers. Please relieve both plugs and tennis balls in the FJs.
For those sailors who end their sailing in MIT FJs, race jibs shall be hung at the conclusion
of both days. Please assist us with trash, recycling, folding up chairs and TP replenishment.
13.
COACHING - ICSA PR 19 will apply, and all Coaches shall remain ashore.
14. ICSA REPRESENTATIVE- the Race Committee shall appoint a Representative who shall
assist in ensuring the quality and fairness of the competition. This representative shall act as a
liaison between the teams in attendance and the Race Committee Chair. The rep for this
event is:_____________________________________.